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Location: US - Remote
About This Role
Welcome to Paramount Streaming - the team behind Paramount+, home to a mountain of entertainment for audiences around the globe. As part of a leading global media and entertainment company, we deliver premium content and unforgettable experiences across iconic brands including CBS, Showtime, Paramount Pictures, Nickelodeon, MTV, Comedy Central, BET, and Pluto TV. At Paramount Streaming, we leverage one of the industry's deepest libraries of film and television content to power compelling streaming and digital video products. From platform innovation to global distribution and advanced advertising solutions, our teams are building the future of entertainment. If you're excited to work at the intersection of media and technology, we'd love to hear from you.
Paramount+ has been at the forefront of streaming innovation for over a decade, beginning as CBS All Access-one of the industry's first streaming platforms-and evolving into what is now Paramount+. Today, Paramount+ is the streaming home for iconic content from CBS, Showtime, MTV, Nickelodeon, Comedy Central, and more, offering everything from exclusive originals to live events and timeless fan favorites. Our team has been building and scaling this platform since the very beginning. With deep expertise and a passion for delivering seamless, cross-platform streaming experiences, we power Paramount+ for millions of users around the world.
We are seeking a highly motivated lead engineer to join our Applle engineering team. This is a unique opportunity for an engineer with strong technical instincts and a collaborative spirit to work directly on the personalized streaming experience for our growing mobile customer base. As a senior technical contributor and team guide, you will help the team navigate complex problems in a fast-paced, highly collaborative environment. We pride ourselves on constantly evaluating and adapting the latest iOS and tvOS capabilities, and there's always something new to learn. The ideal candidate is a technically strong engineer who works well across teams, communicates clearly with both engineers and non-technical stakeholders, and brings a methodical approach to building reliable, scalable mobile experiences. Experience working alongside data science, ML, and product teams is a plus.
Responsibilities
Technical Leadership:

• • Explore, evaluate, and implement new technologies to optimize development efficiency and productivity.
  • Evaluate opportunities to bring new technical features to mobile users.
  • Develop technical requirements documentation based on product requirements.

Application Development:

• • • Technical development, debugging, and delivery of best-in-class tvOS and iOS native applications.

Mentorship:

• • Promote good business practices in a positive and constructive manner.
  • Foster a positive work environment that encourages collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement.

Cross-Functional Collaboration:

• • Collaborate successfully with cross-functional teams to define, design, and deploy new features.
  • Cultivate strong working relationships with colleagues, customers (internal and external), and company management.

Process Improvement and Ownership:

• • Work closely with your team to ensure the timely delivery of features and improvements.
  • Successfully manage multiple tasks and projects in a results-driven environment.
  • Perform any other duties and responsibilities assigned by management.

Skills
Expertise in Apple Development:

• • Excellent programming skills in Swift.
  • In-depth knowledge of the iOS and tvOS platforms and deep knowledge with Xcode.
  • Sound programming fundamentals: experience working with memory management, multi-threaded programming, animations, etc.
  • Experience working on UI design for all size-classes.
  • Experience in consuming RESTful APIs to connect with back-end services.

Architecture and Experimentation:

• • Strong problem solving and architectural skills.
  • Experience with A/B testing, feature flagging, and client-side experimentation - including experiment assignment, holdout groups, and measuring feature impact within an existing testing framework.
  • Experience integrating ad-serving products into Apple applications - familiarity with ad surfaces, impression tracking, and working alongside ad tech teams in a production environment.
  • Working familiarity with ML-driven product features - enough to collaborate skillfully with data science teams on API contracts, discuss what signals the client should capture, and reason about whether issues are a data, model, or rendering problem.

Leadership and Communication:

• • Excellent interpersonal skills; able to work well with non-technical members of the development team.
  • Ability to assist others in a technical capacity.
  • Good communication and interpersonal skills.

Basic Qualifications

• 7+ years of Apple development experience.
• Acted as a key contributor to at least one publically released native iPhone application.
• Experience working with Agile development processes.

Desired Qualifications

• BS/BA degree in a technical field such as Computer Science or equivalent experience.
• Background supporting the integration of rich media assets, including video, into mobile properties.
• Experience building data-driven or server-driven UI - personalized feeds, ranked content surfaces, dynamic layouts, and the pagination, prefetching, and cache invalidation strategies that keep high-velocity content feeling fast and fresh.
• Experience working with entertainment, games, news, or sports-related properties preferred.

Bonus Skills (Nice To Have)

• Continuous Build & Test Automation experience.
• Understanding of streaming video and DRM concepts.
• Knowledge of Localization practices and concepts in Xcode.
• Experience with Swift Package Manager.

Paramount+, a direct-to-consumer digital subscription video on-demand and live streaming service from Paramount Global, combines live sports, breaking news, and a mountain of entertainment. The premium streaming service features an expansive library of original series, hit shows and popular movies across every genre from world-renowned brands and production studios, including BET, CBS, Comedy Central, MTV, Nickelodeon, Paramount Pictures and the Smithsonian Channel. The service is also the streaming home to unmatched sports programming, including every CBS Sports event, from golf to football to basketball and more, plus exclusive streaming rights for major sports properties, including some of the world's biggest and most popular soccer leagues. Paramount+ also enables subscribers to stream local CBS stations live across the U.S. in addition to the ability to stream Paramount Streaming's other live channels: CBSN for 24/7 news, CBS Sports HQ for sports news and analysis, and ET Live for entertainment coverage.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Hiring Salary Range: $157,000.00 - 200,000.00.
The hiring salary range for this position applies to New York, California, Colorado, Washington state, and most other geographies. Starting pay for the successful applicant depends on a variety of job-related factors, including but not limited to geographic location, market demands, experience, training, and education. The benefits available for this position include medical, dental, vision, 401(k) plan, life insurance coverage, disability benefits, tuition assistance program and PTO or, if applicable, as otherwise dictated by the appropriate Collective Bargaining Agreement. This position is bonus eligible.
What We Offer:

• Attractive compensation and comprehensive benefits packages. Check out our full list of benefits here:https://www.paramount.com/careers/benefits
• Generous paid time off.
• An exciting and fulfilling opportunity to be part of one of Paramount's most dynamic teams.
• Opportunities for both on-site and virtual engagement events.
• Unique opportunities to make meaningful connections and build a vibrant community, both inside and outside the workplace.
• Explore life at Paramount: https://www.paramount.com/careers/life-at-paramount

Paramount is an equal opportunity employer (EOE) including disability/vet.
At Paramount, the spirit of inclusion feeds into everything that we do, on-screen and off. From the programming and movies we create to employee benefits/programs and social impact outreach initiatives, we believe that opportunity, access, resources and rewards should be available to and for the benefit of all. Paramount is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, religion, creed, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship status, marital status, disability, gender identity, gender expression, and Veteran status.
If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran, you may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access https://www.paramount.com/careers as a result of your disability. You can request reasonable accommodations by calling 212.846.5500 or by sending an email to paramountaccommodations@paramount.com. Only messages left for this purpose will be returned.